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Introduction to Web Accessibility
Author(s): Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School
Updated: Aug 29, 2019
Description: With raised awareness and accessibility laws emerging around the world, understanding what inclusive access to the Web means is becoming necessary knowledge for anyone who produces digital content. Much of the current information on Web accessibility requires some technical understanding, and may be difficult to consume for the average person. This book will “interpret” the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1), to make it easier to understand for a general audience. You will have...[more]
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Database Design - 2nd Edition
Author(s): Adrienne Watt, Douglas College, Nelson Eng, Douglas College
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: Database Design - 2nd Edition covers database systems and database design concepts. New to this edition are SQL info, additional examples, key terms, and review exercises at the end of each chapter.
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Information Systems
Author(s): Richard T. Watson
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: Students need to understand systems and the systems concept, and they need to understand the role of ICT in enabling systems. Students will learn the characteristics of good systems (e.g., intuitive, likable, error-resistant, fast, flexible, and the like). Knowing the characteristics of good systems will permit students to demand well designed systems and to suggest how existing systems should be changed. Students need to understand the affordances, directions, and limits of hardware, software,...[more]
Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy
Author(s): Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: Digital accessibility skills are in high demand, as the world becomes more aware of barriers in digital content that prevent some people from participating in a digital society. This book will help readers develop the skills and knowledge needed to evaluate websites, web content, and web applications for compliance with international web accessibility requirements. These requirements help ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully on the Web. Each chapter includes an act...[more]
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Web Accessibility for Developers
Author(s): Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: Web Accessibility for Developers is a technical book aimed primarily at programmers. Learn how to develop accessible interactivity on the Web and gain expertise using WAI-ARIA, a W3C specification that enables optimal use of assistive technologies, like screen readers, when navigating the Web.
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Algorithms and Data Structures with Applications to Graphics and Geometry
Author(s): Jurg Nievergelt, Klaus Hinrichs
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: This is a textbook for first year computer science. It covers programming environments for motion, graphics, and geometry; programming concepts (beyond notation); objects, algorithms, and programs; complexity of problems and algorithms; data structures; and the interaction between algorithms and data structures (case studies in geometric computation).
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Open Data Structures
Author(s): Pat Morin
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: There are plenty of books that teach introductory data structures. Some of them are very good. Most of them cost money, and the vast majority of computer science undergraduate students will shell out at least some cash on a data structures book.